By Doyice Cotten
Several liability waivers have been enforced by Wisconsin appellate courts over the years; more important, however, is the fact that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has never enforced a liability waiver. With the advent of Roberts v.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
A reader of my website, ReleaseLaw.com recently raised the following question:
Suppose a recreational business is trying to decide whether it should institute a new policy, requiring its employees to receive first-aid training.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
of Pendleton Legal, S.C.
This article was originally published on ReleaseLaw.com. The author, Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton, frequently speaks and writes on recreational legal risk-management issues. Sandie, a regular and valued contributor to Sportwaiver.com has recently started his own firm.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
of Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C.
On July 21, 2011, a Wisconsin Circuit Court granted summary judgment to Trek Bicycle Corporation in a lawsuit arising out of a mountain bike accident.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton of KMK
On March 1, 2011, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision granting summary judgment to a snowmobile club and county government that jointly maintained a northern Wisconsin snowmobile trail system.
By
Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
Thanks to Sandie Pendleton for this up-to-the-minute look at Wisconsin waiver law. This article first appeared at Sandie Pendleton’s sports-law related website www.releaselaw.com.
On February 10, 2011, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held enforceable a waiver signed by two subsequently-injured participants at an auto race.
